Recent Obituaries
Gertrude Mae Mechnig
Jul 1, 2012
Gertrude Mae Rawlings Mechnig died Sunday morning, July 1, 2012, at the tender age of 101, in Garnett, Kansas, at the Anderson County Hospital, only a few hours after being admitted for pneumonia. Gertrude was born on March 20, 1911, in Moran, Kansas, where she remained most of her life. On May 2, 1931, she married Bill Mechnig of the...
Jean K. Mersman
Jun 29, 2012
Jean K. Mersman, age 70, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Friday, June 29, 2012, at Golden Heights in Garnett, Kansas. She was born March 23, 1942, rural Greeley, Kansas, the daughter of Rex Francis and Mildred Margaret (Miller) Adkinson. Jean grew up in the Greeley area, attending school there until graduating from Greeley High School in 1960. Following school...
Mary E. Morgan
Jun 28, 2012
Mary E. Morgan, age 83, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, June 28, 2012, at Golden Heights in Garnett, Kansas. Mary Elizabeth Young was born on June 30, 1928, in Chillicothe, Missouri, the daughter of Joseph V. and Mary Jane (Swain) Young. She graduated from St. Joseph Academy in Chillicothe on May 19, 1946. Mary graduated from The College...
Scot Schuster
Jun 27, 2012
John Scot Schuster, age 38, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, June 27, 2012. He was born on January 8, 1974, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of John L. Schuster and Carolyn (Brittingham) Schuster. Scot was a lifetime resident of Anderson County, living in Garnett, Greeley and the Bush City areas. He attended grade school at Garnett, and Junior...
Michael Yoho
Jun 19, 2012
Michael Eugene Yoho, 59, of Neosho Falls, Kansas, passed away June 19, 2012 at his home in Neosho Falls. Mike was born August 1, 1952 in Yates Center, Kansas, to Glay "Cork" and Rosalie (Igou) Yoho. He graduated from LeRoy High School and attended Allen County Community College. He farmed and raised livestock with his dad his whole life and...
Annabelle Webb
Jun 15, 2012
Annabelle Hust Schmitz Webb, 90, of Iola, Kansas, left this world to meet her savior Jesus Christ on June 15, 2012 at Girard Medical Center. She was born April 12, 1922 at Prague, Oklahoma, the daughter of William H. and Myrtle Stinson Hust. At the age of 14 months she moved with her mother and two brothers, Robert and William...
Clem Griffith
Jun 15, 2012
Clem Withers Griffith, 94, of Iola, Kansas, died Friday, June 15, 2012, at the Allen County Hospital. Clem was born July 8, 1917, in Lodgepole, Nebraska, the son of Louie Eugene and Leola Elsie (Withers) Griffith. He graduated from Peetz, Colorado high school and received his degree in electrical engineering from Colorado State University. He served in the United States...
William Michael
Jun 14, 2012
William Robert "Bill" Michael, 81, of Colony, Kansas, died Thursday, June 14, 2012. Bill was born October 24, 1930, at Westphalia, Kansas, the son of William Lester and Marion Angeline (Art) Michael. He grew up in Westphalia and graduated from Westphalia High School. On November 7, 1951, Bill married Ann E. Dieker at St. Teresa Catholic Church in Westphalia. They...
James Harper
Jun 13, 2012
James John Harper, 71, of Iola, Kansas, died Wednesday, June 13, 2012, at the Allen County Hospital. James was born September 10, 1940, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Charles Allen and Bertha Marie (Aubele) Harper. He grew up in the Kansas City area and graduated from William Jewell College with a degree in Botany. James married Victoria Cummings...
Barbara Ann Jensen
Jun 11, 2012
Barbara Ann Jensen, age 66, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, June 11, 2012, at her home. She was born on November 9, 1945, at Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of Marvin H. and Adah Katherine (Martin) Bentley. Barbara married Jan Fagg in September of 1962. They later divorced. Barbara married her soul mate, Jerry Jensen, on August 5, 1977....
Darlene Yocham
Jun 9, 2012
Darlene Y. Yocham, 68, of Iola, Kansas, died Saturday, June 9, 2012, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. Darlene was born May 17, 1944, in Iola, the daughter of Clifford R. and Zola B. (Selvidge) Potter. She married Donald R. Yocham on November 6, 1958 and they made their home in Iola. They made their home at Westphalia from...
Terry Burns
Jun 8, 2012
Terry Wayne Burns, 58, of Iola, Kansas, died Friday, June 8, 2012. Terry was born December 10, 1953, at Olathe, Kansas, the son of Bob and Maude (Stringer) Burns. The family moved to Iola from Parsons in 1969, and Terry graduated from Iola High School in 1972. He started working for Southwestern Bell as an operator and has worked for...
Juanita Burenheide
Jun 8, 2012
Juanita Lee Burenheide, 91, of Iola, Kansas, died Friday, June 8, 2012, at Fountain Villa in Iola. Juanita was born February 22, 1921, on a farm southwest of Moran, Kansas, the daughter of George W. and Ruth Esther (Rogers) Beaman. She grew up on the family farm and attended grade school at Prairie Hall southwest of Moran and graduated from...
Kenneth Lee Weide
Jun 4, 2012
Kenneth Lee Weide, age 75, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, June 4, 2012, at Bickford Assisted Living in Overland Park, Kansas. He was born on August 28, 1936, in Yates Center, Kansas, the son of Nelson Henry and Anna Louise (Neufeld) Weide. Ken grew up in Osawatomie, Kansas, and graduated from Osawatomie High School in 1954. Following school...
Helen I. Gadelman
Jun 1, 2012
Helen Gadelman, age 93, of Katy, Texas, passed away on June 1, 2012 at Memorial Herman Katy Nursing Facility in Katy, Texas. She was born on February 10, 1919, in Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of William and Celesta (Jones) Gadelman. She graduated from Garnett High School in 1937. After graduating, she worked in Tulsa, Oklahoma as a legal secretary. She...
De'Raun Walls
May 31, 2012
De'Raun Laine Walls, 3-month-old son of Derrick and Christy (Bartholomew) Walls of Iola, died Thursday, May 31, 2012, at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. De'Raun was born March 6, 2012 in Iola, Kansas. SURVIVORS: His parents: Derrick & Christy Walls 3 Siblings: Myriah Renee Walls, age 8, Maliyah Lynn Walls, age 7, and Derrick Lamon Walls, Jr., 20...
Mary Kessler
May 30, 2012
Mary Lee Kessler, 76, of rural Colony, Kansas, died Wednesday, May 30, 2012, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. Mary Lee was born April 18, 1936, in Iola, the daughter of Alva and Margaret (Shafer) Yoho. She grew up in Iola. On July 17, 1960, Mary Lee married Gene Kessler at the First Baptist Church in Iola. They made...
Mildred Higginbottom
May 29, 2012
Mildred Higginbottom, age 88, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at Anderson County Hospital Long Term Care in Garnett. She was born in Humboldt, Kansas, on October 29, 1923, to Levi F. and Agnes Mary (Gibbons) Showalter. She lived her entire life in Anderson County. She attended country schools before going to Garnett High School. She...
Geraldine Lacy
May 27, 2012
Geraldine Setterstrom Lacy, 94, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, May 27, 2012, at Iola Nursing Center. Geraldine was born July 26, 1917, at Elsmore, Kansas, the daughter of Wilbert and Stella (Nelson) Setterstrom. She graduated from Elsmore High School in 1936. She worked several years as a telephone operator for Southwestern Bell and later in life she worked in the...
Samuel Niemeyer
May 26, 2012
Samuel Niemeyer, 77, of Iola, Kansas, died Saturday, May 26, 2012, at Allen County Hospital in Iola. Sam was born on a farm southeast of Gas City, Kansas, on November 1, 1934. He attended Iola High School through his junior year and graduated from high school in Phoenix, Arizona. He served in the United States Army and later worked for...
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